New aerial obstacle course will leave you dangling

Tree top

Tree top

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Jared Grice maneuvers the obstacle course at the Treetop Trekking park at Heart Lake Conservation Area. The Brampton game park is the newest member of the Treetop Trekking family, a company that runs courses in Barrie, Huntsville, Ganaraska, and five parks in Quebec.

Obstacles high up

Photo by George Beshiri

The Heart Lake park features eight courses, ten zip lines and more than 75 aerial games.

High up

Photo by George Beshiri

Jared Grice swoops down the zip line at Treetop Trekking, a new tree top obstacle course opening at Heart Lake Conservation Area, 10818, Heart Lake Rd.

BRAMPTON—Swing on Tarzan ropes, dangle from a branch high above the ground and then zip through the treetops to see where you’ve been and what lies ahead. Adrenaline junkies typically have to drive out of the city to get this sort of outdoor thrill.

But that isn’t necessarily the case anymore thanks to a new aerial game park opening in Brampton tomorrow (Aug. 1).

“We’re excited about the new park in Brampton,” said Mike Stiell, marketing coordinator for Treetop Trekking, a tree top obstacle course opening at Heart Lake Conservation Area, 10818, Heart Lake Rd. “Heart Lake is a beautiful property and an ideal location for this sort of park.”

The Brampton game park is the newest member of the Treetop Trekking family, a company that runs courses in Barrie, Huntsville, Ganaraska, and five parks in Quebec.

The highlight, though, are the twin 900-ft zip lines crossing right over Heart Lake. Treetop Trekking is offering 50 per cent discounts on certain packages Aug. 1-4 to celebrate the opening of its newest park.

“The great thing about this park is that you don’t need any prior experience. A lot of outdoor activities like rock climbing you need you expensive equipment and training. With this, all you really need is a pair of running shoes and you’re ready to go.”

Jean-Marie Bévillard launched the first park in Quebec in 2001 under the company name Arbraska.

Since then, the business has expanded to other locations in Quebec and Ontario. The first Ontario location opened at Horseshoe Valley, near Barrie, in 2006.

Stiell called Brampton ideal because it gives the company access to a much larger urban market.

“Our other parks are within day-trip distance of Toronto. This park is a great opportunity to be right in the city. People can go there after work if they wanted,” Stiell said. “It’s really a perfect location for a park. It’s close to the larger populations of Brampton and Toronto.”

Treetop Trekking Brampton is open to anyone over the age of nine. The only real requirement for participants is that they reach a minimum height of 4’7”.